President Stephen Spinelli, Jr., Ph.D. has many years of leadership experience in academia and business. At Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, Dr. Spinelli held a variety of leadership roles during his 14 years. He chaired the entrepreneurship division, was director of the Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship, and held the Alan Lewis Chair in Global Management. He was a dynamic member of the President’s Cabinet and the Academic Council, as well as chair of the entrepreneurship task force that contributed to the College’s strategic plan. As Vice Provost, Dr. Spinelli was instrumental in strengthening and growing important Babson initiatives, including the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM), the world's largest collaborative research project studying entrepreneurship; Successful Transgenerational Entrepreneurship Practices (STEP); the Symposium for Entrepreneurship Educators (SEE); and the Babson/Historically Black Colleges and Universities Consortium, a partnership dedicated to improving the quality, quantity, and longevity of African American business.

Dr. Spinelli’s work has appeared in journals such as the Journal of Business Venturing, the British Management Journal and Frontiers of Entrepreneurship. He has also been featured in such popular press as the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Boston Globe, and Entrepreneur. He has authored numerous business cases and co-authored Business Plans That Work, Franchising: Pathway to Wealth Creation, How to Raise Capital, Never Bet the Farm, Entrepreneurship: The Engine of Growth and New Venture Creation for the 21st Century.

Dr. Spinelli has consulted for major corporations such as Fidelity Investments, Intel Corporation, IBM Corporation, and Allied Domecq. He has served in leadership roles for a number of community, business, and professional associations and has also been incredibly dedicated to his students – past and present - providing countless hours of mentoring, coaching and support to those in the entrepreneurial process.

Previously, Dr. Spinelli was co-founder of Jiffy Lube International and Chairman and CEO of the American Oil Change Corporation, helping to pioneer the quick lube industry nationwide and turning Jiffy Lube into the nation’s dominant competitor with more than 1,000 service centers.

Dr. Spinelli received his Ph.D. in Economics from The Management School, Imperial College, University of London, his M.B.A. from Babson College, and his B.A. in Economics from McDaniel College.

Dr. Spinelli is married to Carol Fulton Spinelli and has two children, Kathryn Fulton Spinelli and Stephen Spinelli, III.